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Pilot of small aircraft in cruise at 7700' MSL saw air carrier type aircraft pass in close proximity. Air carrier made slight turn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 161485 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199010 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : 21e |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7700 msl bound upper : 7700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fmy |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 64 flight time total : 2283 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 161485 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1000 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I had departed santa teresa airport in NM for carlsbad, NM. Crossed cielo dorado estates airport. Swung around north end up the el paso mountains and was proceeding eastbound. Just past the newman VOR, an airliner appeared in my 10 O'clock at about 1 mi and very slightly higher than me. The airliner was descending on a course straight at my aircraft. The airliner at about 2000-3000' distances made a shallow right turn and passed me at my altitude in the 9 O'clock position. It was not close by busy small airport standards, but close for airliner traffic. I was not on departure control, but was squawking 1200 with mode C. I confirmed it was working. My omitting radar coverage probably was a factor in the closeness of the 2 aircraft. I was flying with a WAC chart which did not have the radar ATC frequencys. Indirectly the WAC has the radar frequencys by using ATIS in the arsa areas. It is recommended that the FAA safety seminars and GA press point out that by listening to ATIS on x-country will provide current ATC radar frequencys. This has never happened to me not to have a sectional (current) but only a current WAC of that area. ATIS is a valuable information source for x-country, too!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA IN CRUISE AT 7700' MSL SAW ACR TYPE ACFT PASS IN CLOSE PROX. ACR MADE SLIGHT TURN.
Narrative: I HAD DEPARTED SANTA TERESA ARPT IN NM FOR CARLSBAD, NM. CROSSED CIELO DORADO ESTATES ARPT. SWUNG AROUND N END UP THE EL PASO MOUNTAINS AND WAS PROCEEDING EBND. JUST PAST THE NEWMAN VOR, AN AIRLINER APPEARED IN MY 10 O'CLOCK AT ABOUT 1 MI AND VERY SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN ME. THE AIRLINER WAS DSNDING ON A COURSE STRAIGHT AT MY ACFT. THE AIRLINER AT ABOUT 2000-3000' DISTANCES MADE A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN AND PASSED ME AT MY ALT IN THE 9 O'CLOCK POS. IT WAS NOT CLOSE BY BUSY SMALL ARPT STANDARDS, BUT CLOSE FOR AIRLINER TFC. I WAS NOT ON DEP CTL, BUT WAS SQUAWKING 1200 WITH MODE C. I CONFIRMED IT WAS WORKING. MY OMITTING RADAR COVERAGE PROBABLY WAS A FACTOR IN THE CLOSENESS OF THE 2 ACFT. I WAS FLYING WITH A WAC CHART WHICH DID NOT HAVE THE RADAR ATC FREQS. INDIRECTLY THE WAC HAS THE RADAR FREQS BY USING ATIS IN THE ARSA AREAS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE FAA SAFETY SEMINARS AND GA PRESS POINT OUT THAT BY LISTENING TO ATIS ON X-COUNTRY WILL PROVIDE CURRENT ATC RADAR FREQS. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME NOT TO HAVE A SECTIONAL (CURRENT) BUT ONLY A CURRENT WAC OF THAT AREA. ATIS IS A VALUABLE INFO SOURCE FOR X-COUNTRY, TOO!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.